Listening to the Pogues. RIP Shane. You could certainly turn a phrase. #writing

@louiestowell.bsky.social Hi Louie, tomorrow my son is doing a book presentation on Loki 1, which he loves.

He asked if you did the illustrations yourself, and whether you illustrate all your books?

Just emailed the first chapter of my YA WIP to my new writing group. It's always nerve-wracking to open yourself up to feedback on something new, and this is *NEW*: new genre, new audience and a new focus on plot.

Tread softly, dear readers, because you tread on my dreams.

#writing

Just researching the surname Cunliffe for a WIP. Apparently it was originally a compound of 'c*nt' and 'cliff', meaning 'a slope with a slit in it'.

Perfect for this character. #writing

I finished a first draft of a YA novel last week. Thinking about starting a new project for #NaNoWriMo before editing the completed draft it so I can go back to it with fresh eyes in a month.

Is that an incredibly stupid idea? Does anyone else work on multiple projects at once?

#writing

This cheered me up no end. Nile Rodgers and CHIC do Tiny Desk.

youtu.be/pRERgcQe-fQ?...

Rupert Brooke Reflects Upon His Death

"The manner of my death, it's true,
Left lots to be desired.
But what an English way to die!
Mosquito's bite and gastric flu
Before a shot was fired–
Feverish below an English sky."

#poetry

"I really daren’t encourage you
to pursue your inspiration.
I'm dreading a Part Two
on Exodus through Revelation."

- John Milton's agent responds to the manuscript of Paradise Lost

#poetry

So much of my parenting boils down to addiction management.